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Gold leaf glows against deep red lacquer, tracing vines that coil into serpentine clouds. Winged nats hover beside lion-like guardians, their gestures framing a world where text and cosmos intertwine.

What detail in the vegetation suggests movement beyond stillness?

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https://clevelandart.org/art/1945.172

Buddhist Art 14h ago

#Ajanta, #India: Inscription of Cave 17, with translation.
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Hidden Gems 1d ago

Gilded nats unfurl across the folio, their wings brushing serpentine clouds as lion-like guardians stand sentinel. This lavish ordination text transforms ritual into a celestial garden—where devotion blooms in gold and myth.

What detail in the intertwining vines might reveal the artist’s hand?

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https://clevelandart.org/art/1945.172.7.b

Buddhist Art 1d ago

The Lion-Faced #Dakini (#Simhamukha) is a female deity considered to be especially effective for dispelling black magic, curses, obstacles and harm-doers. In the Nyingma terma tradition, she is considered as one of the many forms of Padmasambhava, specifically a secret form of Guru Rinpoche manifested to avert spiritual obstacles and negativity.
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Buddhist Art 2d ago

#Ensō, #Japanese #calligraphy.
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Buddhist Art 3d ago

A copy of the Godai Kokuzō #Mandara (五大虚空蔵曼荼羅), a #mandala focused in the center on the five emanations of #Kokuzō #Bodhisattva, dating to the #Kamakura period (1185-1333) at Seinan-in on Mount Kōya in Wakayama Prefecture, #Japan.
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Buddhist Art 4d ago

Standing Statue of the Twelve Divine Generals (Tenpyo), Shin-Yakushi-ji, #Nara, #Japan. Of the 12 statues that protect the principal image, Yakushi Nyorai, 11 are designated as national treasures, except for the statue of General Miyabira, which is a supplement to later generations. It is almost life-size and is said to be the oldest statue of the twelve gods in the country.
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Buddhist Art 5d ago

Einer der zehn große Jünger des Kofuku-ji.
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Hidden Gems 5d ago

Gold leaf glows against black lacquer, each Burmese character a precise, luminous stroke. These winged nats and serpentine vines frame sacred rites as both devotion and abundance.

How many creatures hide within the gilded foliage?

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https://clevelandart.org/art/1945.172.12.b

Buddhist Art 6d ago

Thousand-Armed #Kannon #Bodhisattva (千手観音菩薩) dating to the #Heian period (794-1185) at Hanjō-ji (飯盛寺) in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, #Japan.
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